East Memphis Real Estate

East Memphis is a thriving commercial area of Memphis. It is about 20 minutes east of Downtown Memphis. It is one of Memphis’s busiest neighborhoods, densely populated with offices, retail businesses and beautiful churches that line Poplar Avenue, one of the city’s mostly heavily traveled avenues.

The area features a good mixture of older and newer homes with apartments and diverse neighborhoods. East Memphis is filled with many attractions. Audubon Park, Lichterman Nature Center, Memphis Botanic Gardens and Dixon Art Gallery and Gardens. Popular events include Italian Fest, a farmer’s market and Live at the Garden, an outdoor concert event that welcomes national artists.

East Memphis consists of four zip codes; 38119, 38120, 38122 and 38117. East Memphis’s population is 28,742. The average house hold income is $79,346, median age is 37.7. (1). The estimated median house/condo value is $225,845.(2)